Formerly known as the Certification Review Guide, APIC's Infection Prevention Competency Review Guide is designed to help the infection preventionist prepare to take the CIC certification exam. The 4th edition has been updated to reflect the 2010 competency analysis results.

This book provides the reader with all of the background information necessary to enhance their understanding of the rationale behind the basic principles of infection control and how to apply them in every day situations; how specific bacteria interact with the host and cause infection; the background to each of the bacteria/infections described within the text, and, evidence based recommendations on the infection control management of these.

Drs. Stull and Weese have assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of Infection Control. Articles include: Hospital-associated infections, Surgical site infections, Surveillance for Hospital-associated infections, Hand hygiene and contact precautions, Patient management, Environmental cleaning and disinfection, Equipment cleaning and disinfection, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Worker safety, Zoonotic disease and infection control and Legal implications of zoonotic disease transmission for veterinary practices.

A useful review tool in preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination, this guide is based on the latest NCLEX-RN test plan - including alternate item formats. More than 2,000 practice questions are included in the book/CD-ROM package, along with test-taking strategies, rationales and top 10 challenge questions to test your knowledge in each subject area.

Infection Control: A Practical Guide for Health Care Facilities is the one source that provides you with everything you need to implement a proper infection-control program in a wide variety of health care settings - and stay up to speed with developments on both the legal and medical sides. This highly practical resource delivers: A comprehensive - and valuable - overview of proper infection prevention, surveillance, and control activities in an easily retrievable format Practical tools for effectively and efficiently administering an infection control program Ready-to-use policies and procedures essential to the infection prevention and control function Numerous related resources such as disease fact sheets, position descriptions, job-specific competency statements, and performance programs Infection Control supplies the practical tools and proven guidance that enable you to immediately: Establish a new infection control program and properly manage an existing one Stay completely up to date with national standards and relevant policies Access proven solutions to common infection-control problems Follow practical advice on daily, area-specific infection-control concerns (operating room, dialysis, etc.) from experienced infection control practitioners Quickly and efficiently develop infection control job description and evaluation protocols Infection Control has been updated to provide new chapters and new and updated exhibits and appendices, such as: Core Competencies Areas and Domains of Competency in Infection Prevention and Control Sample Position Description: Infection Prevention and Control Data Analyst Sample Position Description: Data Management Assistant Infection Control Education Plan Strategies to Promote Hand Hygiene in the Radiology Department Hazard Communication Program Infection Control for Bacterial Infections Caused by Drug-Resistant Organisms Updated Fact Sheets for Selected Diseases, Pathogens, and Infestations, including new fact sheets on: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Ebola Viral Disease Infectious Mononucleosis Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) Molluscum Contagiosum Infection Control is authored by George Allen, PhD, CIC, CNOR, Director of Infection Control at Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn NY. Dr. Allen was recently presented with the 2010 APIC NY Chapter Infection Control Champion Award.

Are you a health care professional or someone interested in disease control? Then, this book is for you. The author provides a simplistic guide on how to prevent and control the spread of infections in both health care and non-health care environments. The book represents a handy tool for quality patient care and infection control best practices.

Includes: Multiple choice fact, scenario and case-based questions Correct answers and explanations to help you quickly master specialty content All questions have keywords linked to additional online references The mission of StatPearls Publishing is to help you evaluate and improve your knowledge base. We do this by providing high quality, peer-reviewed, educationally sound questions written by leading educators. StatPearls Publishing